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Michael Glaspie
Michael Glaspie was a member of the Arlington City Council in Texas, representing District 8. Glaspie assumed office in 2012. Glaspie left office in 2019.
Glaspie ran for election for Mayor of Arlington in Texas. Glaspie lost in the general runoff election on June 5, 2021.
Biography
Glaspie served in the U.S. Army in the Vietnam War. His professional experience included working at IBM and with the Mount Olive Baptist Church. Glaspie held various roles at Mount Olive, such as manager of the church's credit union, director of the Metro Charter Academy, a charter school affiliated with the church, and minister of Christian education and community outreach.[1][2]
Education
- B.S. in mathematics, University of Texas at Austin
- B.A. in biblical studies, Southern Bible Institute
- M.S. in marketing/finance, University of Texas at Austin
- M.A. in religion, B.H. Carroll Theological Institute
Political career
- Arlington City Council: 2012 - 2019
- Arlington School Board of Trustees: 1991 - 2008
Elections
2021
See also: Mayoral election in Arlington, Texas (2021)
General runoff election
General runoff election for Mayor of Arlington
Jim Ross defeated Michael Glaspie in the general runoff election for Mayor of Arlington on June 5, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Jim Ross (Nonpartisan) | 54.4 | 11,333 |
 | Michael Glaspie (Nonpartisan) | 45.6 | 9,484 | |
| Total votes: 20,817 | |||
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General election
General election for Mayor of Arlington
The following candidates ran in the general election for Mayor of Arlington on May 1, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jim Ross (Nonpartisan) | 47.4 | 14,782 |
| ✔ | | Michael Glaspie (Nonpartisan) | 21.1 | 6,590 |
 | Marvin Sutton (Nonpartisan) | 14.9 | 4,661 | |
| Kelly Burke (Nonpartisan) | 7.3 | 2,289 | ||
 | Dewayne Washington (Nonpartisan) | 5.1 | 1,597 | |
 | Doni Anthony (Nonpartisan) | 1.8 | 566 | |
| Cirilo Ocampo Jr. (Nonpartisan) | 1.2 | 368 | ||
| Total votes: 31,182 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Jerry Warden (Nonpartisan) (Disqualified, appeared on ballot)
2017
The city of Arlington, Texas, held elections for mayor and city council on May 6, 2017. A runoff election was held on June 10, 2017. The filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was February 17, 2017.[3] Incumbent Michael Glaspie defeated Ghulam Sumdani in the general election for District 8 on the Arlington City Council.[4]
| Arlington City Council, District 8 General Election, 2017 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Michael Glaspie Incumbent |
82.14% | 15,135 |
| Ghulam Sumdani | 17.86% | 3,290 |
| Total Votes | 18,425 | |
| Source: City of Arlington, Texas, "Official May 6, 2017 Election Results," accessed May 19, 2017 | ||
2015
The city of Arlington, Texas held elections for mayor and city council on May 9, 2015. The filing deadline for candidates who wished to run in this election was February 27, 2015. Four of the eight city council seats were up for election. An incumbent ran for re-election in each district.[5]
In District 8, incumbent Michael Glaspie defeated Gregory Gerami, Chris Dobson and Richard Weber.[6][7]
| Arlington City Council, District 8, 2015 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Michael Glaspie Incumbent |
54.9% | 8,209 | |
| Chris Dobson | 24.7% | 3,691 | |
| Richard Weber | 17% | 2,539 | |
| Gregory Gerami | 3.5% | 521 | |
| Total Votes | 14,960 | ||
| Source: Tarrant County Elections, "Official general election results," accessed May 28, 2015 | |||
Campaign themes
2021
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Michael Glaspie did not complete Ballotpedia's 2021 Candidate Connection survey.
Campaign website
Glaspie's campaign website stated the following:
| “ |
Reasons for running for Mayor of Arlington Our family moved here almost 40 years ago, and we have had wonderful experiences living in Arlington. I would like to use the experience I have gained from living, working and serving in Arlington to continue to enhance the quality of life for every citizen. This is a unique city that has the feel and comfort of a smaller city with the amenities and benefits of a larger municipality. It is important to balance these to continue to capitalize on Arlington’s uniqueness and allow citizens to enjoy their lives while enhancing our total quality of life. My focus will be on the people of Arlington, their property and their prosperity. Because of its uniqueness, we have the opportunity to make Arlington an even better place to live, work and play. It is important to continue assuring our citizens have safe, secure neighborhoods in which to live. Thus, our first responders having the best tools and techniques to care for our community is a priority. In addition, it is imperative our community and first responders strengthen the foundation of trust that we have built and forge a close partnership, so we work as an efficient team to maximize our safety and security. We need to ensure our infrastructure is maintained and improved. We must provide great value for the services delivered while keeping our taxes low. Our neighborhoods, our streets, our parks, our libraries, etc. should reflect a care and concern for our citizens and enable each to enjoy life fully and safely. Accordingly, we need to identify and recruit businesses that can provide good paying jobs, particularly, high tech jobs, while continuing to support the growth of local companies. This has a twofold benefit. It gives opportunities to our citizens to enhance their quality of life with better career opportunities and expands the tax base, thus, allowing us to keep our property taxes low. It also adds to the overall attractiveness of our city. Also, we must do all we can to provide the best educational and preparational opportunities for the most precious members of our community, our children. It is imperative that all of our institutions partner in providing the training and experiences for our youth that will ready them for excelling in the opportunities of tomorrow. We are living in dynamic times and are positioned to ensure that we all realize our dreams and aspirations. We can accomplish even more as we work together to make our dreams realities. Therefore, I would like to use my knowledge of the city and community leadership experience to benefit the people of Arlington as Mayor.[8] |
” |
| —Michael Glaspie's campaign website (2021)[9] | ||
See also
2021 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ VoteSmart, "Michael Glaspie," accessed March 23, 2021
- ↑ Michael Glaspie's campaign website (2021), "About Me," accessed March 23, 2021
- ↑ Arlington, Texas, "Ordinance Ordering General Election," January 24, 2017
- ↑ Arlington, Texas, "2017 candidate list," accessed February 18, 2017
- ↑ City of Arlington, "May 9, 2015, Election," accessed January 5, 2015
- ↑ Tarrant County Elections, "2015 Unofficial Election Results," accessed May 9, 2015
- ↑ City of Arlington, "2015 Official Candidate Filings," accessed March 18, 2015
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Michael Glaspie's campaign website, “Home,” accessed March 22, 2021
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